Armenian Gull
Larus armenicus Buturlin, 1934
Laridae — Gulls, Terns, Skimmers
Armenian Gull, Larus armenicus, is a gull of the Charadriiformes family Laridae that breeds on lakes in southern Georgia, Armenia, eastern Turkey and north-west Iran. In the non-breeding season it moves to the eastern Mediterranean, the southern Black Sea, the southern Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf. It was described by Buturlin in 1934. Its breeding sites are mountain lakes, with the biggest colonies at Lake Sevan and Lake Arpi in Armenia. It nests on islands or along the shore, and the colonies are very tightly packed. Three eggs are laid, mainly in late April.
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Laridae — Gulls, Terns, Skimmers
- Breeding range
- Palearctic: lakes of s Georgia, Armenia, e Turkey and nw Iran
- Nonbreeding range
- to e Mediterranean, s Black and s Caspian seas, and Persian Gulf
